Phishing is one of the most persistent cyber threats facing businesses and consumers. These scams are virtually as old as email itself, but they’ve remained effective despite considerable cybersecurity advancements.  

Thankfully, as cybersecurity awareness has improved, more people now know how to spot a basic phishing scam. Looking for spelling errors, not trusting unknown email addresses, and being wary of overly urgent messages are standard practices.  

Despite this, phishing remains the most common attack by far, and it’s an effective one, too. In fact, many large-scale ransomware attacks begin as phishing scams. Let’s find out how phishing attacks continue to scam people and how to identify increasingly advanced scams.